The Measure of a King
What is the measure of a king? Does that king rule by fear? In today’s world there aren’t many kings or kingdoms, instead there are countries with presidents. Don’t worry this isn’t a political post, not that at some point we won’t get into politics, just not today.
So what is a king? As a man of God, I believe that we are the kings of our households. Not to rule with an iron fist. There is more to being a king than ordering others, more than scaring your family into submission.
Deck of Cards
Think of yourself as the king in a deck of cards, your spouse, the queen, the children are the jack and ace. Maybe you even have a joker in your clan too. The point that I’m trying to get across is that while you are the king, your family is there beside you. Not under you.
There is a saying that money won’t make you happy. Money only amplifies what is already on the inside of you. I think that the same can be said of a title. Being the president of a business won’t turn you into a different or a better person, it will just bring out more of what is already in you. The same is true of your family.
A True King
Having a wife or kids won’t make you a better person, it will just bring out more of who you are on the inside. Being a king, being a good king is more. What makes a good king? I think that it’s the same as what makes a good man.
- Puts others first. A good king, as well as a good man, as well as a good leader of his home puts others first. It’s all about the well being of others. Those that God has put under our protection.
- Speak life and not death. A lot of times we don’t realize the impact of our words. Or how they can affect those around us. The world is just coming to understand and realize something that Christians have known for years. That life and death are in the power of the tongue.
As a king, we should be speaking life into those that we are over. Speaking life means that we want to speak words that encourage our children. Sometimes it is hard to do that, I won’t say that it’s easy, but it can be done. Also speaking life doesn’t mean that we don’t ever correct our children. There is a balance that we have to strive for. Correct and encourage.
Discussion questions: What prayers/confessions do speak over your spouse or children?
